Clozapine in drug-induced psychosis in Parkinson's disease

Clozapine, an atypical neuroleptic with low incidence of extrapyramidal symptoms but which may induce agranulocytosis, has been used since 1985 in the treatment of drug-induced psychosis in Parkinson's disease.

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1999-06, Vol.353 (9169), p.2041-2042
Main Author: The French Clozapine Parkinson Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Drug therapy
Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment
Medical research
Medical sciences
Mental disorders
Nervous system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous
Neurology
Parkinson's disease
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Psychosis
Toxicity: nervous system and muscle
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Summary:Clozapine, an atypical neuroleptic with low incidence of extrapyramidal symptoms but which may induce agranulocytosis, has been used since 1985 in the treatment of drug-induced psychosis in Parkinson's disease.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(99)00860-0